Orosei | ||
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State | Italy | |
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Region | Sardinia | |
Territory | Baronies | |
Altitude | 19 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 91 km² | |
Inhabitants | 7.044 (2019) | |
Name inhabitants | Oroseini | |
Prefix tel | 39 0784 | |
POSTAL CODE | 08028 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
Patron | St. James the Apostle | |
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Orosei is a citizen of the Sardinia eastern, in the province of Nuoro.
To know
Geographical notes
Orosei is located in the subregion of Baronies and borders on Dorgali, Galtellì, Onifai is Siniscola.
- the parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore
The church of the Rosary
How to orient yourself
Fractions
- Cala Liberotto
- Marina of Orosei
- Sas Linnas Siccas
- Sos Alinos
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Stagno_di_Sa_Curcurica.jpg/220px-Stagno_di_Sa_Curcurica.jpg)
The pond of Sa Curcurica
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Stagno_Petrosu_2014-07-22_18.19.07.jpg/220px-Stagno_Petrosu_2014-07-22_18.19.07.jpg)
The pond of Avalè - Su Pedrosu
How to get
By plane
- 1 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (IATA: OLB) (Located 90 km from Orosei), ☎ 39 0789 563400, fax: 39 0789 563401. L'Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport it is connected with several Italian and European cities from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other scheduled and low cost airlines including Easyjet, Volotea, Smartwings, Transavia, British Airways, Austrian and many others.
- The airport in the summer is connected with Orosei by the line to and from Cala Gonone (with intermediate stops also at Posada, La Caletta, Cala Ginepro is Cala Liberotto and then continue to Dorgali is Cala Gonone), whose service is performed by They deplore.
- 2 Alghero-Fertilia Airport (IATA: AHO) (Located 183 km from Orosei), ☎ 39 079 935011. L'Alghero-Fertilia airport is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Bologna, Pisa and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other airlines such as Volotea, Easyjet, etc ... which operate national flights and with Europe.
- 3 Cagliari-Elmas Airport (IATA: CAG) (Located 213 km from Orosei), ☎ 39 070 211211, fax: 39 070 241013. L'Cagliari-Elmas airport it is served by Ryanair with Milan-Bergamo, Treviso, Cuneo, Bologna, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino and some European cities, from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate, from Easyjet, Volotea and other airlines that operate national flights and with Europe.
From the following airports it is possible, thanks to several car rental companies present, to rent a car to reach Orosei.
By car
- From Golfo Aranci is Olbia take the Strada Statale 131 d.c.n. towards Nuoro until the "Siniscola-Orosei" exit, then passed Siniscola, take the Strada Statale 125 Orientale Sarda towards Orosei and then arrive at your destination after about thirty km.
- From Nuoro take the SS 129 Trasversale Sarda road. After about thirty km you will arrive at Galtellì, then after a few km to Orosei. Those who prefer to take smoother routes can take the State Road 131 d.c.n. towards Olbia up to the "Lula-Bitti-Dorgali" exit, take this exit and continue for a few hundred meters towards Dorgali, immediately afterwards you must turn left onto Provincial Road 25 in the direction of Loculi is Irgoli. Arrived near Loculi, turn right for Galtellì, then, once here, continue in the direction of Orosei along the SS 129 Trasversale Sarda road and then arrive at your destination after a few km.
- Those coming from north-west Sardinia (Alghero, Porto Torres, Sassari) must take the Strada Statale 131 Carlo Felice towards Cagliari up to the "Nuoro-Macomer" exit, then take the SS 129 Trasversale Sarda towards Nuoro. After 36 km, take the "Nuoro Superstrada-Olbia" exit and merge onto the SS 131 dcn, follow the latter until the "Lula-Bitti-Dorgali" exit, take this exit and continue for a few hundred meters in direction Dorgali, immediately after turn left on the Provincial Road 25 in the direction of Loculi and Irgoli. Arrived near Loculi, turn right for Galtellì, then, once here, continue in the direction of Orosei along the SS 129 Trasversale Sarda road and then arrive at your destination after a few km.
- From Cagliari is Oristano drive along the Strada Statale 131 Carlo Felice towards Sassari until the "Nuoro-Olbia" exit, then take the SS 131 dcn, drive along the latter until the "Lula-Bitti-Dorgali" exit, take this exit and continue for a few hundred meters towards Dorgali, immediately afterwards turn left onto Provincial Road 25 towards Loculi and Irgoli. Arrived near Loculi, turn right for Galtellì, then, once here, continue in the direction of Orosei along the SS 129 Trasversale Sarda road and then arrive at your destination after a few km.
From the ports of Golfo Aranci, Olbia-Isola Bianca e Tortolì-Arbatax or from the ports of Porto Torres is Cagliari.
By bus
There ARST line 514 Olbia-Nuoro / Nuoro-Olbia makes stops in Orosei. It is possible to take this line to and from the port and airport of Olbia.
How to get around
What see
Churches
The church of souls
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Remedy
- the church of Sant'Antonio Abate
The oratory of Santa Croce
The church of Our Lady of Grace
The church of the Pietà
- the church of San Gavino
The church of Our Lady of Loddhusio
- 1 Parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore. 14th century church.
- 2 Church of Souls. 18th century church.
- 3 Church of the Rosary. 17th century church.
- 4 Shrine of Our Lady of the Remedy. Sanctuary of the sixteenth century. There are also numerous cumbessias here.
- 5 Church of San Giovanni.
- 6 Church of Sant'Antonio Abate. Church of the fourteenth / fifteenth century.
- 7 Oratory of Santa Croce. 17th century church.
- 8 Church of Our Lady of Grace.
- 9 Church of the Pietà.
- 10 Church of San Gavino. 13th century church.
- 11 Church of San Sebastiano.
- Church of Sant'Antonio di Padova.
- 12 Church of Santa Maria del Mare. Country church.
- 13 Church of Santa Lucia.
- 14 Church of Our Lady of Loddhusio. Ruin of a country church.
- 15 Church of San Leonardo. Ruins of a country church.
- Church of San Prospero. Ruins of a country church.
Museums
- 16 Don Giovanni Guiso Museum, Via G. Musio 26B, ☎ 39 0784 998184, @[email protected].
Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun 17: 00-20: 00; Tue and Fri 10: 00-12: 00 and 18: 00-20: 00. Museum of miniature theaters.
- 17 Soddu House Museum, Via Roma 1, ☎ 39 329 7923022.
Private museum, open by appointment. The museum houses a small collection of terra cotta statues depicting Nuragic bronzes
Archaeological sites and more
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Stagno_Sa_Mattanosa.jpg/220px-Stagno_Sa_Mattanosa.jpg)
The pond of Sa Mattanosa
The Old Prison
- 18 Nuraghe Golunie.
- 19 Nuraghe Rampinu.
- 20 Nuragic well temple of Sa Linnarta (Shared with the municipality of Onifai).
- 21 Tower of Sant'Antonio Abate (Located near the church of the same name). Tower of medieval times.
- 22 Old prison.
Ponds
- 23 Pond of Sa Mattanosa.
- 24 Pond of Sa Curcurica.
- 25 Pond of Avalè - Su Pedrosu.
- 26 Swamp of Osalla.
Beaches
- 27 Bidderosa Oasis.
- 28 Cala Ginepro beach.
- 29 Marina di Orosei beach.
- 30 Su Barone Beach.
- 31 Osalla beach (Divided into two areas, it is shared with the municipality of Dorgali).
Events and parties
- Sant'Antonio Abate.
January 16.
- Easter.
April or March. Characterized by the rites of Holy Week: Sos Sepurcros, Via Crucis and S'Incontru.
- Sant'Isidoro.
Half may. The procession of festively decorated horses and wagons takes place.
- Santa Maria 'e Mare.
last Sunday of May. A procession of fishermen boats takes place which, from the bridge over the Cedrino river, carry the statue of the Madonna to the church of the same name, located at the mouth of the river.
- St. James the Apostle.
July 25. Patron.
- Festivals, culinary events, musical and poetry events.
in the summertime.
- Celebration of novenas (At the Marian Sanctuary of the Madonna del Rimedio).
in September.
- San Gavino.
in November.
What to do
Shopping
- 1 Marduk, Via Giacomo Leopardi 15, ☎ 39 328 1688823, 39 329 7875626, @[email protected]. Brewery.
How to have fun
Where to eat
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Spiaggia_di_Bidderosa.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Bidderosa.jpg)
Bidderosa beach
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Spiaggia_di_Cala_Ginepro_-_Sud.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Cala_Ginepro_-_Sud.jpg)
The beach of Cala Ginepro
Moderate prices
- 1 Smile, Via Nazionale 229, ☎ 39 342 5869385.
Wed-Mon 19: 00-23: 00. Pizzeria.
- 2 From Filippo, Via Nazionale 195, ☎ 39 0784 998159, @[email protected].
Tue-Sun 12: 30-15: 00 and 18: 30-23: 30. Pizzeria.
- 3 Oropizza, Via Nazionale 184, ☎ 39 348 5762713.
Tue-Sun 19: 00-24: 00. Pizzeria.
- 4 The Piazzetta, Via John and Robert Kennedy 68, ☎ 39 0784 997011.
Mon-Sun 19: 00-23: 00. Pizzeria.
- 5 From Stefano, Via San Francesco 80, ☎ 39 0784 991059.
Thu-Mar 19: 00-24: 00. Pizzeria.
- 6 From Diego, Via Sebastiano Satta 33. Pizzeria.
- 7 Mamay, Via Sebastiano Satta 12, ☎ 39 0784 98515, @[email protected]. Sardinian fast food.
- 8 The Goodness, Via Grazia Deledda 61, ☎ 39 335 1449100.
Mon-Sun 18: 00-23: 00. Pizzeria by the slice.
Average prices
- 9 Sa Turre, Via Amsicora 20, ☎ 39 377 3897617.
Mon-Sun 19: 00-22: 00. Restaurant.
- 10 The olive trees, Via Giacomo Matteotti 17, ☎ 39 335 5745938.
Mon-Sun 12: 30–14: 30 and 19: 30–22: 00. Restaurant.
- 11 Modern Trattoria da pupo, Via Nazionale 80, ☎ 39 320 8904417.
Mon-Sun 12: 30-23: 00. Restaurant.
- 12 From Manù, Piazza del Popolo 17, ☎ 39 0784 999377. Restaurant.
- 13 Belohorizonte, Via Dessì 25, ☎ 39 0784 991122, @[email protected]. Restaurant.
- 14 The Tavern, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 6, ☎ 39 377 5170892.
Mon-Sun 9: 00-24: 00. Restaurant.
- 15 S'Arjola, Piazza Sant'Antonio 22, ☎ 39 333 9410968. Trattoria.
- 16 [link not working]Smoky Villa, Via del Mare 48, ☎ 39 0784 991044, @[email protected].
Tue-Sun 12: 30-14: 30 and 19: 00-23: 00. Trattoria pizzeria.
- 17 The porch, Via del Mare 83, ☎ 39 0784 998087.
Thu-Mar 12: 15-14: 30 and 18: 30-23: 30. Restaurant Pizzeria.
- 18 La Playa Cafe, Location Osalla, ☎ 39 347 1765346.
Mon-Sun 12: 00-15: 00 and 19: 00-23: 00. Restaurant.
Where stay
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Cala_Osala,_Dorgali_NU,_Sardinia,_Italy_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Cala_Osala,_Dorgali_NU,_Sardinia,_Italy_-_panoramio.jpg)
Osalla beach
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Spiaggia_di_Marina_di_Orosei_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Spiaggia_di_Marina_di_Orosei_-_panoramio.jpg)
The beach of Marina di Orosei
Average prices
- 1 Orosei Home Holidays, Via Tiziano Vercellio 1, ☎ 39 366 3813696, 39 348 1019123, 39 348 3703672, @[email protected]. Holiday homes.
- 2 Melalidone, Via Nazionale 214, ☎ 39 340 1049021. Check in: 10:30, check-out: 10:00. Guest houses.
- 3 Belvedere, Via John and Robert Kennedy 72, ☎ 39 338 1395641, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 4 Santu Juanne, Vico IV National 6, ☎ 39 349 4091212, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 5 Mannois, Via Lamarmora 4, ☎ 39 0784 991040, @[email protected]. Widespread hotel.
- 6 Anticos Palathos, Via Nazionale 51, ☎ 39 0784 98604, fax: 39 0784 997590, @[email protected]. Hotel.
- 7 The olive trees, Via Giacomo Matteotti 17, ☎ 39 0784 98584, @[email protected]. Hotel.
- 8 Saba House, Via Eleonora D'Arborea 14, ☎ 39 0784 98883, 39 349 5744945, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 9 Faunele, Via Fratelli Rosselli 20, ☎ 39 0784 998011, 39 339 1196336, fax: 39 0784 998011, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 10 Maria Rosaria, Via Grazia Deledda 15, ☎ 39 0784 997120, fax: 39 0784 999375, @[email protected]. Check in: 15:00, check-out: by 10:00. Hotel.
- 11 Sortal, Via Sortale 3, ☎ 39 0784 998055, 39 389 6861345, fax: 39 0784 998056, @[email protected]. Hotel.
- 12 The Oleanders, Via Ballero 14, ☎ 39 329 8256298, @[email protected]. Check in: 16:30, check-out: by 10:00. B&B.
- 13 Marina Palace, Via del Mare 38, ☎ 39 079 987022, @[email protected]. Check in: 15:00, check-out: by 10:00. Residence.
- 14 The Flowered Medlar, Via del Mare 23, ☎ 39 0784 1786216, 39 320 8162212, @[email protected]. B&B.
- 15 Marina Beach, Via del Mare, ☎ 39 0784 997120, fax: 39 0784 999375, @[email protected]. Check in: 15:00, check-out: by 10:00. Club Hotel.
- 16 Sentido Orosei Beach, Via del Mare, ☎ 39 0784 997120, fax: 39 0784 842036, @[email protected]. Check in: 15:00, check-out: by 10:00. Hotel.
Safety
Useful numbers
- 4 Carabinieri, Via Sebastiano Satta, ☎ 39 0784 98722.
- 5 Police, Via Liguria 7, ☎ 39 0784 98726, @[email protected].
- 6 Municipal police, Via Santa Veronica 5, ☎ 39 0784 996916, fax: 39 0784 999189.
Mon-Sun 8: 00-20: 00.
- 7 Outpatient clinic, Via Sebastiano Satta, ☎ 39 0784 998091, 39 0784 999117, fax: 39 0784 993119.
Mon-Fri 8: 00-14: 00; Tue and Thu 8: 00-14: 00 and 15: 00-17: 00.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 8 Post Office, Via Sebastiano Satta 34, ☎ 39 0784 98724, fax: 39 0784 999374.
Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35; Sat 8: 20-12: 35.
Around
- Capo Comino, beach in the municipality of Siniscola.
- Berchida, beach in the municipality of Siniscola.
- Cala Gonone, tourist resort in the municipality of Dorgali.
- 32 Ispinigoli cave (In the municipality of Dorgali).
Full € 8.00; reduced € 4.00; groups over 20 people, € 6.00.
Nov-Feb 11: 00-12: 00; Tue 10: 00-12: 00 and 15: 00-16: 00; Apr-May-Oct 10: 00-12: 00 and 15: 00-17: 00; Jun-Sep 10: 00-17: 00; Jul 10: 00-18: 00; Aug 10: 00-19: 00. The cave looks like a large hall about 80 meters wide. In the large hall there is a column about 38 meters high, considered among the highest in the world. In the lower part there is a chasm (called abyss of virgins); through this and other jumps and tunnels the cave connects with the cave of San Giovanni su Anzu.
- 33 S'Abba Frisca museum park (In the municipality of Dorgali), ☎ 39 333 7655405, 39 338 2380089, 39 339 1464112, 39 335 6569072.
Apr-May-Oct 11: 00-12: 00 and 15: 00-16: 00, Jun-Sep 10: 00-18: 00, Jul-Aug 9: 00-19: 00; Nov-Mar open by reservation.